Top 250 best documantaries all time
Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the best 250 documantaries ever released
This is a list of the 250 bestmovies best documantaries of all time, based on the highest ratings according to MovieMeter.
To be placed on this list, movies need at least 100 votes.
Top 250 best documantaries all time
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4,05(307)
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3,93(2.117)
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| 3 |  |
Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)Alternative title: A Certain Band Called Queen
Documentary, Music
120 minutes
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3,92(316)
3
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| 4 |  |
3,92(285)
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3,90(104)
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3,85(180)
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3,84(185)
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3,83(211)
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3,83(209)
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| 10 |  |
3,83(146)
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3,83(130)
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| 12 |  |
3,82(267)
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| 13 |  |
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (1995)Documentary, History
225 minutes
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3,82(166)
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| 14 |  |
Senna (2010)Alternative title: Ayrton Senna: Beyond the Speed of Sound
Documentary, Biography
106 minutes
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3,81(734)
3
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| 15 |  |
3,81(664)
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| 16 |  |
3,81(178)
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| 17 |  |
Woodstock (1970)Alternative title: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music
Documentary, Music
184 minutes
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3,79(477)
1
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| 18 |  |
Gladbeck: Das Geiseldrama (2022)Alternative title: Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Documentary, Crime
91 minutes
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3,79(171)
2
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| 19 |  |
3,79(134)
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| 20 |  |
3,78(406)
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| 21 |  |
3,78(264)
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| 22 |  |
3,78(143)
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| 23 |  |
3,77(311)
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| 24 |  |
3,76(382)
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| 25 |  |
3,76(194)
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3,76(180)
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| 27 |  |
3,76(138)
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| 28 |  |
3,75(134)
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| 29 |  |
3,74(695)
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| 30 |  |
3,74(395)
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| 31 |  |
3,74(378)
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| 32 |  |
Chelovek s Kino-Apparatom (1929)Alternative title: Man with a Movie Camera
Experimental, Documentary
68 minutes
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3,74(275)
3
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| 33 |  |
3,74(235)
3
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| 34 |  |
3,74(167)
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| 35 |  |
3,73(494)
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| 36 |  |
3,73(383)
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| 37 |  |
3,73(236)
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3,73(117)
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| 39 |  |
3,72(310)
2
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| 40 |  |
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)Alternative title: The Fog of War
Documentary, Biography
107 minutes
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3,72(221)
3
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| 41 |  |
3,72(120)
3
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| 42 |  |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)Alternative title: Stranded
Documentary
130 minutes
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3,72(104)
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| 43 |  |
Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)Alternative title: Beautiful People
Documentary, Comedy
92 minutes
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3,72(103)
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| 44 |  |
3,71(408)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,71(261)
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| 46 |  |
3,71(240)
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| 47 |  |
3,71(133)
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| 48 |  |
3,70(844)
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| 49 |  |
The King of Kong (2007)Alternative title: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Documentary
79 minutes
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3,70(441)
2
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| 50 |  |
3,70(315)
3
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| 51 |  |
The Salt of the Earth (2014)Alternative title: Le Sel de la Terre
Documentary, Biography
110 minutes
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3,70(166)
3
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| 52 |  |
3,70(145)
3
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| 53 |  |
3,69(744)
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| 54 |  |
3,69(670)
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3,68(601)
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| 56 |  |
3,68(505)
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3,68(226)
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3,68(196)
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3,68(138)
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| 60 |  |
102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)Alternative title: 102 Minutes That Changed the World
Documentary, History
102 minutes
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3,67(266)
3
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| 61 |  |
3,67(218)
3
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| 62 |  |
3,67(202)
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| 63 |  |
African Cats (2011)Alternative title: African Cats: Kingdom of Courage
Documentary, Adventure
89 minutes
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3,67(201)
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| 64 |  |
3,67(158)
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| 65 |  |
Only the Dead (2015)Alternative title: Only the Dead See the End of War
Documentary, War
77 minutes
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3,67(107)
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| 66 |  |
3,67(103)
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3,66(364)
3
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3,66(177)
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3,66(104)
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3,65(342)
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3,65(178)
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3,65(164)
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3,65(151)
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3,64(632)
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3,64(224)
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3,64(156)
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3,64(139)
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3,64(120)
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3,63(2.083)
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3,63(665)
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3,63(373)
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3,63(196)
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3,63(134)
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| 84 |  |
3,62(455)
2
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| 85 |  |
3,62(128)
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| 86 |  |
The Doors: When You're Strange (2009)Alternative title: When You're Strange
Documentary, Music
86 minutes
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3,61(461)
3
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| 87 |  |
Die Geschichte vom Weinenden Kamel (2003)Alternative title: The Story of the Weeping Camel
Drama, Documentary
87 minutes
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3,61(221)
3
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| 88 |  |
3,61(196)
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| 89 |  |
3,60(360)
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| 90 |  |
3,60(231)
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3,60(111)
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3,59(826)
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3,59(132)
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3,58(212)
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3,58(208)
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3,58(145)
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3,57(400)
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| 98 |  |
3,57(188)
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Mein Liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999)Alternative title: My Best Fiend
Documentary, Biography
95 minutes
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3,57(119)
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3,57(106)
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3,56(272)
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| 102 |  |
3,56(185)
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American Movie (1999)Alternative title: American Movie: The Making of Northwestern
Documentary
107 minutes
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3,56(146)
2
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| 104 |  |
3,55(189)
3
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| 105 |  |
3,54(803)
3
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| 106 |  |
3,54(372)
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3,54(135)
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3,54(103)
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3,53(301)
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3,53(219)
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3,53(159)
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3,53(120)
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3,53(116)
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3,52(575)
3
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3,52(264)
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3,52(230)
3
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| 117 |  |
3,52(178)
3
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3,52(140)
3
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)Alternative title: Bigger Stronger Faster: The Side Effects of Being American
Documentary
105 minutes
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3,52(133)
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| 120 |  |
3,52(101)
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| 121 |  |
3,51(236)
3
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| 122 |  |
3,51(161)
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| 123 |  |
3,51(141)
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| 124 |  |
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)Alternative title: Winter on Fire
Documentary
102 minutes
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3,51(137)
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| 125 |  |
3,50(242)
3
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| 126 |  |
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)Alternative title: Eight Days a Week
Music, Documentary
106 minutes
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3,50(176)
3
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| 127 |  |
3,50(156)
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| 128 |  |
3,50(146)
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| 129 |  |
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)Alternative title: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Documentary, Biography
145 minutes
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3,49(434)
3
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| 130 |  |
3,49(153)
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3,49(150)
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3,48(280)
3
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| 133 |  |
3,48(274)
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| 134 |  |
Triumph des Willens (1935)Alternative title: The Triumph of the Will
Documentary, History
114 minutes
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3,48(260)
3
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| 135 |  |
3,48(119)
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| 136 |  |
3,48(107)
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| 137 |  |
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)Alternative title: Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
Documentary
119 minutes
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3,47(279)
3
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| 138 |  |
3,47(265)
3
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| 139 |  |
3,47(182)
3
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| 140 |  |
3,47(114)
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| 141 |  |
3,46(360)
3
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| 142 |  |
3,46(333)
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| 143 |  |
3,46(205)
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| 144 |  |
3,46(186)
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| 145 |  |
3,46(161)
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| 146 |  |
3,46(139)
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| 147 |  |
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (2012)Alternative title: The Great Pretender
Documentary, Music
107 minutes
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3,46(137)
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| 148 |  |
3,46(120)
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| 149 |  |
3,46(104)
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| 150 |  |
3,46(103)
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| 151 |  |
3,45(148)
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| 152 |  |
3,45(120)
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3,44(313)
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3,43(206)
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3,42(169)
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| 156 |  |
3,42(168)
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| 157 |  |
3,42(155)
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| 158 |  |
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (1938)Alternative title: Olympia - Fest der Schönheit - Zweiter Film von den Olympischen Spielen Berlin 1936
Documentary, Sport
96 minutes
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3,42(112)
3
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| 159 |  |
3,42(107)
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| 160 |  |
3,41(276)
3
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| 161 |  |
3,41(244)
3
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| 162 |  |
3,40(169)
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3,40(142)
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| 164 |  |
3,40(103)
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3,39(190)
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3,39(177)
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3,38(200)
3
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| 168 |  |
3,38(161)
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| 169 |  |
3,38(151)
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| 170 |  |
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Alternative title: Woody Allen: A Documentary (Theatrical Cut)
Documentary, Biography
113 minutes
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3,38(107)
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| 171 |  |
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)Alternative title: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Documentary, Sport
111 minutes
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3,37(119)
3
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| 172 |  |
3,36(1.159)
3
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| 173 |  |
Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)Alternative title: 20 Feet from Stardom
Documentary, Music
91 minutes
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3,36(139)
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| 174 |  |
3,35(1.813)
3
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| 175 |  |
3,35(433)
3
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| 176 |  |
3,35(317)
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| 177 |  |
3,35(174)
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3,35(144)
2
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3,35(114)
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3,34(182)
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3,34(125)
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3,34(120)
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| 183 |  |
3,33(845)
2
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| 184 |  |
3,33(141)
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3,32(153)
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| 186 |  |
3,30(371)
3
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| 187 |  |
3,30(194)
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| 188 |  |
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)Alternative title: Harry Potters 20e Verjaardag: Terugkeer naar Zweinstein
Documentary
102 minutes
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3,30(119)
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| 189 |  |
3,29(1.512)
1
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| 190 |  |
3,29(1.229)
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| 191 |  |
3,29(271)
2
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| 192 |  |
3,29(216)
3
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| 193 |  |
3,29(171)
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| 194 |  |
3,29(106)
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| 195 |  |
3,28(530)
3
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| 196 |  |
3,28(155)
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| 197 |  |
3,28(139)
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| 198 |  |
3,28(104)
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| 199 |  |
3,27(442)
2
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| 200 |  |
3,27(126)
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3,26(509)
2
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| 202 |  |
3,26(122)
3
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| 203 |  |
3,25(367)
3
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| 204 |  |
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)Alternative title: POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Documentary, Comedy
90 minutes
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3,25(127)
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| 205 |  |
3,24(214)
2
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| 206 |  |
3,24(183)
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| 207 |  |
An Honest Liar (2014)Alternative title: Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds
Documentary, Biography
90 minutes
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3,24(118)
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| 208 |  |
3,22(168)
3
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| 209 |  |
3,22(103)
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| 210 |  |
3,21(187)
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3,21(125)
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3,21(114)
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3,21(106)
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3,20(382)
3
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3,19(175)
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3,19(113)
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3,18(361)
3
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3,17(164)
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3,17(112)
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3,17(106)
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3,16(154)
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| 222 |  |
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (2014)Alternative title: Lance Armstrong: Stop at Nothing
Documentary, Thriller
104 minutes
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3,16(127)
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| 223 |  |
3,15(205)
3
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| 224 |  |
3,15(100)
3
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| 225 |  |
3,14(116)
3
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| 226 |  |
3,13(280)
3
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| 227 |  |
3,13(225)
3
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3,13(176)
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3,13(134)
3
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| 230 |  |
3,13(131)
3
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| 231 |  |
3,13(118)
3
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| 232 |  |
3,12(1.329)
3
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3,10(141)
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3,10(102)
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3,10(101)
3
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| 236 |  |
3,08(119)
3
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| 237 |  |
3,07(2.251)
3
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| 238 |  |
3,07(332)
3
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| 239 |  |
3,07(120)
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3,07(112)
2
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| 241 |  |
3,05(158)
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| 242 |  |
3,05(106)
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| 243 |  |
3,04(128)
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| 244 |  |
Zwarte Soldaten (2011)Alternative title: Zwarte Soldaten - Nederlanders in de Waffen-SS
Documentary, War
48 minutes
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3,04(113)
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| 245 |  |
3,03(119)
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| 246 |  |
3,02(129)
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| 247 |  |
3,01(196)
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| 248 |  |
2,97(1.221)
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2,97(117)
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2,93(256)
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